Posted on February 24, 2012

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Program Coordinator

CFY is a national education non-profit that helps students in low-income communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes.

CFY pursues this mission through the combination of its groundbreaking K-12 learning platform, PowerMyLearning.com, and its on-the-ground direct service initiative, the CFY Digital Learning Program. PowerMyLearning makes best-in-class digital learning activities easily accessible and usable to meet the full range of K-12 learning needs. It is an integral part of CFY’s Digital Learning Program which is conducted in partnership with low-income public schools to increase home technology access, extend learning beyond the classroom, and deeply engage parents in the learning process. The program provides training for teachers, students and their parents along with a free broadbandready home computer loaded with educational software and 24×7 bilingual help desk support.

To date, CFY has served more than 40,000 families from 100 schools nationwide and has demonstrated significant impact on student achievement, student engagement, parental confidence, and broadband adoption. To extend the impact of its work even further, CFY operates an Affiliate Network of over 30 organizations in more than 20 states and the District of Columbia.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Program Coordinator will provide support in the delivery of CFY’s Digital Learning Program to New York City Partner Schools. The Program Coordinator will work closely with a team of other Program Coordinators. An important member of the CFY team, the Program Coordinator is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and accomplishing tasks that will aid in the achievement of goals and objectives of the Program Team. This position will be under the direction of a Program Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administrative Support
• Ensure office orderliness and organization, maintaining common standards of
• Assist with coordinating all preparatory work leading up to workshops in
conjunction with Program Mangers including document creation using Word
• Assist Program Managers in maintaining an updating internal data files
• Enter student attendance and other critical information into CFY portal (client
database)
• Manage after-workshop forms and data by collaborating directly with CFY
• Provide procurement guidance, training and quality assurance to other CFY
• Schedule and confirm appointments, internal meetings and manage conference
• Draft memos and correspondence
• Assist with other projects as needed
• General Program Responsibilities:
• Participate in CFY-NYC weekly program meetings, staff meetings, off-site

QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for CFY's mission
• Associate's degree/Completion of at least two years of undergraduate education
• One to two years of experience as an Administrative Assistant or related work experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Impeccable organizational skills and attention to detail
• Vendor management experience
• Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced organization
• Proven integrity and commitment to confidentiality
• Tact and diplomacy
• Proven experience at working independently with minimal supervision and a

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience

Application Instructions

TO APPLY
Please send a resume and a thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, and stating both your current compensation and how you heard about this opportunity, to jobs@cfy.org using the following conventions:

Subject line: Program Coordinator Search
Cover Letter: yourfirstname_yourlastname_coverletter.doc
Resume: yourfirstname_yourlastname_resume.doc

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
CFY is an Equal Opportunity Employer